Vocabulary in Context

This worksheet helps students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 build reading comprehension and technical vocabulary by exploring how movie recommendation AI systems work. Through a clear informational passage and multiple-choice questions, students learn how key terms such as datasets, algorithms, models, and feedback loops function within real-world technology, strengthening understanding of how AI systems interact and improve over time.

Learning Goals

• Vocabulary in Context (Grades 5-7) – Determine the meaning of technical terms based on how they are used in an informational passage.
• Reading for Key Details – Identify and interpret important explanations about AI systems.
• Understanding AI Components – Explain the roles of datasets, algorithms, models, and feedback loops.
• Applied Critical Thinking – Apply vocabulary knowledge to examples drawn from everyday technology.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support ELA and science/technology standards.
• Real-World Connection – Uses familiar movie recommendations to make abstract concepts concrete.
• Structured Comprehension Check – Multiple-choice format reinforces accurate understanding of terms.
• Supports Technical Literacy – Builds foundational knowledge needed for later AI and STEM learning.
• Flexible Use – Suitable for independent work, guided reading, assessment, or homeschool instruction.

This printable worksheet helps students strengthen vocabulary skills while developing a clear understanding of how artificial intelligence systems operate in everyday applications. By learning technical terms in context, learners improve reading comprehension, concept retention, and confidence discussing technology accurately. Ideal for classroom and homeschool use, this activity supports precise language use, critical thinking, and foundational knowledge of modern AI systems.

This worksheet is part of our Parts of an AI System collection.